The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-07-30

SEC MotheralI's change of adj.

-Bisquc ice cream ana other MAYORS
att Dobson's-
The b. & o. Railroad company run s
an express cart around town.
The country is becoming more
sought after by city folks.
We call attention to Pennock Il
Foreman's ad in this issue.
George Humphrey, esq, editor u
Erery Erenng started for Europe this
week.
The Hemitite club gave very pleas
ant picnic on the summit of Iron Hill on
Wednesday.
DIR. Ralph PuTnell of Snow Hill, was
drowned while bathing at Scott Beach,
gu Wednesday.
We surely find fault with those who
go away from here to get job work before
giving us trial.
Edward Worrall of this town, at
tended campmeeting at Chester II eighis
two days last week.
"A young lady ate IL ears of corn the
other day at one meal, and she wasn't
very hungry, either.
-Chas. E, Lewis has taken charge of
his fathers farm, south Of town and will
remove his family there next week
-Rev. +. d. Power of Washington, D.
c. and Rev T. b. Knowles Of this town
will exchr1pc pulpits on Lords day,
July 3lst.
The first car load of peaches passed
through Wilmington on Monday. The
Euery E0ening says this is one week ear
lier than last year
Newark Lodge No. 3, 10. G. Il. will
have public installation of officers on
August 9th. Prominent speakers will be
cordially invited.
"A severy thunder storm passed over
this section Tuesday evening. The
lightning was vivid, and thunder crashed
and roared almost necessarily.
Fred Choate is not as enthusiastic
over base ball as formerly, but as to SER
wing the public in the way of books,
ETC., he is fully up to the times.
Tuesday nights storm did Sl50,OOO
worth of damage withina radius oftwen-
ty-flve miles of Reading, Pa, the Penn
sylvania railroad lost $4,000 by wash
outs.
I-Fred Choate has tickets for sale at
( his store for the Gouley excursion to
Coney Island, West Point, and other
\ points. The excursion starts on August
Nth.
In this issue will be found some
small cards Of Wilmington business
places They all know the value of
country custom, and in this way invite
the trade.
johnson & McNIichael, brckmakers
of this town, are rushing business, and
have a stock of splendid bricks on hand.
Their prices are moderate. See ad. Give
them a call.
Remember, subscribers, every paper
bearing yellow slip of paper shows how
you stand. None should appear with
1886. 1t would be better to have it read
1888. Come up.
Mrs. Levenia Wilson, who has beer
matron at Delaware College for many
years, sold her household goods at pub
lie sale on Tuesday. She will make hci
future home in Wilmington.
How warm. 1t is not well to drink
too much ice water, but to take literally
of ice cream is perfectly safe. Mrs. $. A
Roach's ice cream saloon is the place &c
go. Also water ices, all favors
John +. Lewis will harvest fully
one hundred tons Of prime timothy hay
off of his fine farm, south of this town
Mr.. Lewis has made some excellent anC
valuable improvements to this place.
MIR. VIM, Aiken Of New Castle callet
on us Friday and subscribed for THE LED
GER, sayinghis wife, who formerly resid
ed in his town, desired the paper becaus
ii always contained all the local news
Solomon Young and Levenia San
ders, colorcd, were married at the hom
of the brides parents, on New Londo
avenue, Thursday evening. They re
" ceiyod many pretty and r-eiul presents
On account of the sickness of tn
Captain of the Elkton be- ball club, {
B. Perkins, no game will be played wit
the LEDGER club of this town to-day
Possibly it will he played next Saturday
DIR. u. A. Van Deventer, dentist, {
1913 Market ST., Wilmington, would h
pleased to see all of his old patrons VIII
would like satisfactory job done at r,
duced prices. See ad in another column
N The trot to be held at IIomewoo
Driving Park early in August is undo
the management of Jas. A. Wilson, WIN
Homewood and others, and they nevC
fail to provide ample sport for all who a
\ tend.
Rev. G. w. Prettyman has spent pal
of this week at Camden camp meetin
and will spend next week at Wye cam
near Centreville, Md, where he was pa
tor for years. He will be in his ow
pulpit Sundays in August.
The banks of Wilmington no long,
4 accept trade dollars The last day f,
accepting them was Thursday, and it
pretty generally believed that there r
\ main but little of this coin in Wilmin
lion. The same is also true in this tow